Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul airport blasts
26 August 2021
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Afghanistan
Antonio Giustozzi, an expert and author at the Royal United Services Institute in London, said ISKP was proving more pragmatic than some expected, despite its extreme ideology. “The group is navigating regional politics. Between Afghanistan and Pakistan there are a lot of actors jockeying for leverage and ISKP has been quite effective at positioning itself.”